What was the @Chalkbeat story they were talking about on @AbbottElemABC?. While there's no exact match, this story from @aleksappleton is *pretty* close:.

My former student is training to become a teacher and facing impossible choices in the process.

Generate videos in just a few seconds. Try Grok Imagine, free for a limited time.

We shouldn’t be relying on AI to plan our lessons or find our teaching voice.

Did you huff and puff through the mile, or astound your classmates with your pullup prowess? Your answers probably have a lot to do with how you feel about the Presidential Fitness Test, which President Trump plans to bring back.

All families will be eligible for Indiana’s choice program in 2026, but it’s often harder for rural students to find a nearby private school. Meanwhile, choice puts financial pressure on rural public schools.

Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently.

Thousands of students start school in Indianapolis this week, but they’re getting to school in different ways. Some methods could guide how the city rethinks its public school system.

When we take students’ feedback seriously, we get more than just better design. We get better schools.

Child care centers often reject kids with disabilities. Some states are tackling the problem by strengthening child care teachers’ knowledge and confidence in working with young children with disabilities and developmental delays.

Join us for this fun and free event on Thursday, Aug. 21. We’ll share, connect, and learn from each other as we embark on another new school year.

I sometimes felt out of place at my Ivy League School. Here’s how I found my way.

President Trump wants to combine 18 funding streams, including one for homeless students, into a single block grant. But school staff say such a move could lead those kids to get shunted aside by other priorities.

The “New and Nostalgic” story slam is a chance for the Indianapolis community to share their stories about back-to-school. Join us for this free event.

“We definitely need all hands on deck,” said fellow Elisha Smith. Smith used her newfound literacy skills to teach literacy small groups at a community center.

Some districts have started purchasing electric buses using federal funds. The new buses have health and educational benefits for students and can even send power back to the grid.

Wilmer Chavarria fears that student data may have been compromised during his detention.

The Trump administration is spending $14 million on teacher training in connection with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The money was pulled from a Biden-era grant aimed at promoting educational equity.

Indiana education leaders are particularly concerned about middle schoolers’ English proficiency. Some principals say strategies that hinge on instructional time and interim assessments can pay dividends.

The funding delay had schools scrambling to figure out how they might fill an unexpected budget gap, and some after-school programs abruptly closed.

Some superintendents are spending down reserves hoping frozen federal funds will be released soon. It’s not clear whether the money is coming at all.

Charter schools, microschools, and other kinds of schools that aren’t considered underperforming could benefit.